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MOTTISONE,LORD (General JACK SEELY): : MY HORSE WARRIOR

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1934.

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UK,slim 8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st reprint.[Originally published October 1934,this is the first reprint,also in the same month and year - October 1934.] VG++.Neat, black ink,contemporary gift presentation inscrptn: 'To John Xmas 1934' towards ffe's lower corner.Publisher's original pale/light blue cloth bds with subject's black line illustration of head,in an impressed rectangular panel to upper bd, by A.J. Munnings and black ink stamped letters to spine/backstrip,with b/w line illustrated eps by A.J. Munnings.The free endpapers are both minimally foxed/spotted and both with residue of sellotape ghost to same - bds obviously protected at some earlier stage of the book's life - pastedowns unaffected.Boards generally clean and bright,with some grubbing in places,with some inevitable but negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top edge slightly dust-soiled and also slightly aged/tanned; fore-edges less affected and therefore slightly brighter and cleaner with minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting, contents though are generally bright,tight and clean and virtually foxing-free.Slim 8vo HB,7-160pp [paginated] includes author acknowledgement,biblical+poem extract page,author foreword,contents+ illustrations lists/tables,12 chapters,25 assorted b/w line/painting illustrations (including eps) all by Alfred J. Munnings throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title page recto of which has b/w line illus of horse's head, another similar figure but with tissue guard and author's facsimile reproduction of handwritten note/explanation on it, title-page with copyright notice to recto. "My Horse Warrior",first published in 1934 is wondrous fact.It is told by Winston Churchill's great heroic friend, Jack Seely,about the thoroughbred horse he took to France in 1914 surviving five years of bombs and bullets to lead a cavalry charge in 1918 before returning home where they rode on together until 1938,their combined ages (70+30) totalling 100.The book tells the whole history of Warrior from his birth in an Isle of Wight field,to his amazing life as a famous war horse and how a combination of both the horse's extraordinary character and some unbelievable twists of fate,helped him survive a war which claimed the lives of 8 million horses. Not to be confused or mistaken for a new edition,"My Horse Warrior:The Original War Horse" as introduced by Jack Seely's grandson Brough Scott,a well-known broadcaster and journalist.The new edn includes the original illustrations which equine and war artist Sir Alfred Munnings drew especially for Jack Seely both during the war and at home afterwards from the original 1934 issue. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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